MEET ALBANIA ALEGRIA, LMFT, SEP, COACH
It’s time to feel the harmony in your life again .
Therapy for adults with stress, burnout, anxiety, grief, & trauma in SF Bay Area & Across California.
Feeling the storm inside you is painful. You’re seeking a simple and lasting pathway to peacefulness and joy, to confidently express who you are.
When you’ve been pushing through, trying to keep your head up, life is going to feel like a burden.
Your body is telling a story of loss, pain, and struggle. Although you’ve done a great job of containing it, you are realizing that this way of living above water no longer works. A life of ease and groundedness is possible.
MY APPROACH
I specialize in working with adults seeking a mind-body approach to healing, one that recovers their nervous system, reconnects with their innate wisdom, and repairs the relationship with themselves and others.
We’ve all been there, carrying painful stories in our mind and body.
Our work together will uncover the patterns that may have been inherited to survive and may have caused your heart to stay on guard. You’ll learn the tools that help you stay grounded, as you learn to repair the relationship with yourself. This means creating a space to be seen and heard without fixing or judging.
This journey unfolds naturally, so you rebuild the trust with yourself and rewire the limiting beliefs that hold you back. Creating healing from stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma.
My approach is like a traveler with a compass in search of the hidden treasure in the wilderness, with openness and wonder. No path or person is alike. I follow your body’s innate wisdom, like the travel follows the compass. We’ll explore different topics, like walking through different terrains and climates, staying settled and supported, never going more than your body can handle. Throughout the journey, you reconnect with your most authentic and resilient self, creating a life within your capacity and filled with love and joy.
Pause…as you take this in. Feel your feet on the ground. You’ve come to the right place.
Why This Work Matters
Through time, our bodies can continue to carry the weight of past and present burdens. Our nervous systems become sensitive to a world that may not feel safe or feel too heavy. This can be challenging to live with.
Traditional talk therapy falls short because it only focuses on the mind, and not the body, where past experiences are held.
What makes this work different: I am trained to listen and understand the language and behavior of the body. We will discuss ways to support your capacity to heal–from food to practices. We will go deep into understanding the family dynamics you grew up in, the losses you may have experienced, how the nervous system got stuck, the voices you inherited, the way culture and society shaped you, and how close you let people in.
One thing is for sure, we will not re-hash the past. We will use it to point to where the pain got stuck, to help your body to release it, and rewire the limiting beliefs that have protected you and held you back. Together, we will reconnect with your inner-healer so you get to create a fulfilling life with lasting relief and joy.
I journey alongside the paths I’ve walked on.
As a Latina born and raised in the U.S. from immigrant parents, I know the complexities this may bring in our own lives. I’ve moved through many trials and tribulations in my life. It’s the reason why I dove into holistic healing (and continue to do so)because it gave me results, and I love to share it with others.
I’ll provide support alongside you, and follow your lead. We’ll explore your cultural and racial identity, healing any unresolved pain, so you move forward into who you’re becoming.
Therapy here is flexible, spacious, and gentle. Deep healing happens in connection, where you are respectfully witnessed with wonder and without an agenda. You get to relate to your experiences from a place of empowerment and strength, and create a life you can thrive.
my guiding principles
Decolonized Therapy
We heal when we acknowledge the harmful beliefs and patterns that were passed down from generations of eurocentric ,colonialistic, and patriarchal approach in every part of our life. We address this in your work, so you get to choose what is liberating and healing for you.
Culture & Racial Identity
We get curious on how culture and race shapes your behavior and beliefs. Reconnecting and deepening with your roots and ancestors, as well as your land, is very healing.
WONDER
When we are in a state of wonder, we get to be open, learn, and be present. Wonder gives way for connection and healing. You reconnect with your natural essence.
Mind-Body-Soul
I believe in the importance of including your mind, body, and spirit, in your healing. We do listen to your nervous system, we connect to your mind, and we tune into your spirit and those you may believe are guiding you. This work is sacred and robust when we include all of you.
My Background:
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Stress & Burnout
Anxiety
Grief & Loss
Trauma
EMDR
Somatic Experiencing
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Somatic Experiencing: To reconnect to the wisdom of your body.
Holistic approach to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): To release trauma in your body, and rewire limiting beliefs.
Mind & Body Connection: To heal and connect to your whole beingness.
Internal Family Systems-Informed (IFS-Informed): To help understand and relate to your inner world.
Grief work: To learn how to navigate and relate to grief.
HeartMath: Breathing techniques to reconnect to the energy of your heart.
Safe and Sound Protocol: a healing resource through sound and music to restore your nervous system.
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CA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, #94169
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) from Somatic Experiencing International
Certified Health Coach from Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN)
Certified Primordial Sound Meditation by Gaja Collective
Certified Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath Practitioner
Certified Grief Educator by David Kessler.
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EMDR Trained
Internal Family Systems-Informed Training
Polyvagal-Informed, Safe and Sound Protocol Trained
Intikhana Mentorship: Honoring the Medicine Path with Daniela Rojas
Holistic Life Navigation with Luis Mojica
Therapy with me is…
Relaxed
Unique to you
Holistic (mind + body + spirit)
Culturally informed
Empowering you to find your own answers
Connecting to your inner-healer
Therapy with me is not…
Clinical
One-size-fits-all
Mind-focused.
Cultural identity not considered
Telling you what’s right & giving advice
Relying on me to be your healer
